Wednesday, December 16, 2009

My Favorite Christmas Carol

My dearest friend and genealogy blogging colleague footnoteMaven has arranged for the Annual Choir of GeneAngels to contribute their favorite Christmas carols.

Rather than simply print the lyrics or perhaps look for an audio or video clip, I opted to go one further and record an inspired interpretation of Winter Wonderland. What inspired me I don't know - just plain silliness, too much caffeine or a commitment to finally figure out how my webcam worked in terms of recording video. Please be advised that there is a good reason why I blog through the media of writing and not video. I have a face made for radio and a voice which could cut glass. I haven't sung in I'm not sure how many years so if neighborhood dogs come running or your own pets start shrieking you'll know why.

Note to footnoteMaven: I hope the surgery went well. And please don't bust your stitches by watching this and laughing too much.

Disclaimer: this video was made at 1:30 pm on a workday afternoon. There was no alcohol consumption involved, I had not been huffing Lysol under the kitchen sink nor were any animals harmed during the production. Sometimes you just feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't.

And towards the end the video seems to freeze but the audio continues on. I'd like to think that my webcam was just overcome with the stunning beauty of my holiday raiment and my voice.

Oh Thomas! That is sooooo GREAT! I had to listen three times and I am still laughing! My nephew is here with me and he thinks it is hysterical(he is 9)too. Thanks for the great laugh, you are awesome. I would like to see someone top that one! Merry Christmas to you! (My nephew is still saying "that guy is so funny, he is hilarious" Now he says "that is not a Christmas Carol, but that is so funny."

Bravo Thomas! I actually enjoyed your Christmas carol very much. I thought it was very clever and delivered beautifully. What a nice voice you have!!! I don't know how you kept a straight face though. I couldn't have done it that's for sure.

The thing about the dogs barking... I'm sorry to have to say this but you did make my dog bark and whine just a bit, LOL!

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What happens when a “tech guy” with a love for history gets laid off during The Great Recession of 2008? You get Thomas MacEntee, a genealogy professional based in the United States who is also a blogger, educator, author, social media connector, online community builder and more.
Thomas was laid off after a 25-year career in the information technology field, so he started his own genealogy-related business called High Definition Genealogy. He also created an online community of over 3,000 family history bloggers known as GeneaBloggers. His most recent endeavor, Hack Genealogy, is an attempt to “re-purpose today’s technology for tomorrow’s genealogy.”
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